Texline Independent School District
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Texline Independent School District (TISD) is a school district located in Texline
Texline, Texas
Texline is a town in northwestern Dallam County, Texas, United States. The population was 511 at the 2000 census. The town is named for its location near the New Mexico-Texas state line. U.S. Highway 87 constitutes the main street of Texline....

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TISD is made up of one school called the Texline School
Texline High School
Texline High School is a high school located in Texline, Texas and is part of the Texline Independent School District which covers northwestern Dallam County. Since the school holds all grades K-12, it mostly goes by the name of Texline School. In 2010, the school was rated "Academically...

. The school serves the town of Texline and unincorporated portions of Dallam County, an area of approximately 600 square miles (1,554 km²) of the northern and western portions of Dallam County. Its locale is described as "rural" by publicschoolreport.com, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.. It provides both primary and secondary education at its single campus, with 13 grades (including one Pre-K). The current (as of 2008) president of the district administration is Jody Bezner, and the superintendent is Gary Laramore Jr.

Texline ISD has earned the state's highest Financial Integrity Rating of Superior Achievement more than once. Its district operating budget was $1,482,000 in 2006.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
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Student body

During the 2007-2008 school year, the Texline School had 147 students http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/tx/6640.
  • 67% were White
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  • 31% were Hispanic
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  • 1% were Native American
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  • Less than 1% were Asian American
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62% of the student body qualified for free or reduced lunch.
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